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Grade-2 pupil injured during school festivities

A Grade-2 student, K Komali, studying at St. X Avier's High School in Varni X Roads of Nizamabad town, sustained injuries in a fire accident during pre-Sankranti celebrations organised by the school on Saturday.

Five drown taking selfie, two rescued

FIVE youths drowned in the Kondapochamma reservoir in Siddipet district on Saturday while trying to take a selfie.

Man injured while fleeing from leopard

A man sustained severe head injuries after his motorcycle collided with a road divider while attempting to flee from a leopard crossing the road on SV Zoo Park Road in Tirupati on Saturday.

Three Held for Killing Laborer With a Brick

MIYAPUR police arrested three persons for allegedly murdering a laborer after hitting him with a cement brick on the head.

CM orders feasibility study for underground power cables in city

Revanth ordered officials to explore best practices from various countries

SpaDeX satellites within 230 metres for docking

THE Indian Space Research Organisation on Saturday corrected the drift anomaly between the two Space Docking Experiment (SpaDeX) satellites by closing the distance between them to 230 metres.

Woman, lover jailed for life for murdering, burying 1-yr-old son

A local court sentenced a woman, Enkepally Mahalaxmi alias Laxmi, and her paramour, Pothuganti Srikanth Reddy, to life imprisonment and imposed a fine of ₹5,000 each for the murder of Laxmi's 1.5-year-old son, Avinash.

Govt Cancels Ticket Hike, Special Shows for Game Changer

DAYS after the Telangana High Court ordered the government to review additional shows and hiking ticket prices for Ram Charan-starrer Game Changer, the government on Saturday issued another memo, cancelling the permissions with effect from January 16.

Rahul, Kharge likely to join Samvidhan Bachao rally

AICC president Mallikarjun Kharge and Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi are likely to join the \"Samvidhan Bachao Rashtriya Padayatra\" in Hyderabad in the last week of January or early February.

More BRS MLAs Will Join Cong After Sankranti: Mahesh

Party initiates process of appointing executive committees at state, dist and mandal levels

Permit farmers' march against land acquisition for Pharma City: HC

JUSTICE B Vijaysen Reddy of the Telangana High Court has directed the authorities, represented by the Principal Secretary, Home department, along with senior police officials, to allow a peaceful march and awareness programme being organised by farmers opposing land acquisition for the proposed Pharma City.

Develop Kaleshwaram into pilgrimage destination: Sridhar

IT and Industries Minister D Sridhar Babu has asked officials to transform Kaleshwaram in Bhupalpally district into a premier pilgrimage destination.

It's my responsibility to implement SC, ST Sub Plan: Bhatti

DEPUTY Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka has announced that he will take full responsibility for the implementation of SC, ST Sub Plan in letter and spirit.

State Govt Invites New Firms To Supply Liquor

CHIEF Minister A Revanth Reddy directed officials to issue a notification inviting applications from new companies to supply liquor in the state, allowing a one-month submission period.

Land acquisition for Warangal airport development in full swing

THE land acquisition process for the development of Warangal airport at Mamnoor village is in full swing, with the government setting a target to complete it by the end of March.

Govt told to enforce NGT ban on synthetic manja

JUSTICE B Vijaysen Reddy of the Telangana High Court has directed the Telangana government, represented by its Principal Secretaries of the Home and Environment departments, and the Director General of Police, to strictly implement the National Green Tribunal (NGT) order banning the use of synthetic manja (kite-flying thread) during the upcoming Sankranti festival.

City Sees Steady Growth in Under-Construction Segment

THE city's residential market continues to witness steady growth in the under-construction segment, with supply increasing by 4.5% year-on-year (YoY) in the fourth quarter (October-December) of 2024, according to a recent report by Magicbricks.

SCR Operates 366 Spl Trains

THE South Central Railway (SCR) zone has been running 366 Sankranti special trains between various destinations in January.

Loyola students urged to adapt to evolving world

LOYOLA Academy Degree and PG College celebrated its 46th College Day on Saturday.

City sees steady growth in under-construction segment

THE city has witnessed the highest average deal size for office spaces across eight cities in the country at 70,535 sq ft in the year 2024.

This 12-Year-Old Is Stretching To Success

With an unexpected win in the Chief Minister's Cup, this Class 7 student is now setting her sights on national glory

Kite flying & more at Parade Grounds from January 13

AS part of Makar Sankranti celebrations, the Tourism and Culture department is going to organise the International Kite and Sweet Festival 2025 at the Parade Grounds in Secunderabad from January 13 to 15.

Removing the blind spots, literally

RECOGNISING the critical role of driver vision in road safety, the district administration has launched a programme to offer free eye checkups and spectacles to lorry drivers on National Highway (NH) 65.

This cop's passion is winning medals

WHAT do you get when you combine a challenging career in law enforcement with a burning passion for athletics? You get Pasaladi Veerabhadram, a 53-year-old Armed Reserve head constable from Bhadradri Kothagudem district, who is defying expectations and shattering state records on the track.

ITDA ensures interns & plants thrive

The Sri Konda Laxman Telangana State Horticultural University (SKLTSHU) has designated the horticultural nursery at Integrated Tribal Development Agency (ITDA) in Utnoor as an internship site for second-year students of the Dasnapur Horticultural Polytechnic College in Adilabad district.

Uddhav's Sena to go it alone in civic body polls

IN a seismic shift that threatens to upend Maharashtra's political landscape, the Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena (UBT) has announced its decision to contest the upcoming local body elections on its own.

CM Plans New OGH Works by Jan-end

CHIEF Minister A Revanth Reddy has directed officials to make all necessary arrangements to lay the foundation stone for the new Osmania Hospital, equipped with state-of-the-art facilities, by the end of January.

NTA Exams May Go UPSC Way for Better Security

Would involve DM, SP to make the process of conducting entrance tests fully secure

SWEETS, SNACKS, AND FESTIVE SPIRIT

Makar Sankranti isn't just a festival but an emotion for families across the country. The highlight is the gobsmackingly delicious traditional dishes, and so CE gets Hyderabad's top chefs to decode these festive delights

BIG IDEAS, THIN CHARACTERS, LITTLE FEELING

Game Changer begins with the promise of thematic depth and an evolved Shankar protagonist, but a lack of emotional resonance and uneven execution means that this is a missed opportunity